The title of this "weekly" post has been changed! As you already probably know, I don't always post on the same day. I don't want to feel bad that I'm posting on Tuesday for "Monday Morning Coffee". This way I can still make the effort to post once a week but the day can be flexible. And I don't have to be annoying at the beginning of each post and say "I meant to post Monday but blah blah blah".

Let's catch up! Grab some coffee and join me!

So excited to have added Dream Catchers to the site! They are so fun to make and there are so many color combinations. I have about 10 already made, that you can find in the dream catchers section. But if theres a combination of colors you were interested in or something specific you had in mind, I would love to work on a fun combination together!

Last weekend I did a yoga workshop with two amazing ladies! They have a company called "Two Fit Moms" where they have great yoga tips as well as recipes and other fun stuff. The workshop was amazing! I had so much fun balancing on my hands. I really want to deepen my practice and I am thinking about canceling my gym membership! Seems like not a big deal but I've been a member for 9 years! I always loved going to the gym but after I started practicing yoga it got harder to go and I was less into it. Now I have to drag my butt there and I don't enjoy it. Going to try and practice yoga 5 times a week for the next two weeks and see how that goes (3 down this week).

This guy :) We went on a fun little date to this amazing restaurant. It's a Mexican place, called Besito, but its a little fancier than your average Mexican joint. They have fresh guac that is delish. I just had s really nice time spending some alone time with my guy. I think I just really wanted to post this picture because it actually is a good one! ;)

Memorial Day I went to the beach for the first time this season. Jeff is a lifeguard there so I try to go as often as I can. My friend Tara from school came with me and it was such a nice relaxing day. I haven't really had a day in a while where I was worrying about all the things I had to do. It was a much needed break. I should do it once a week (and wear a lot of sunscreen because boy am I white)!

Thanks for hangin' out! I did my nails while typing this and hopefully they're dry now because I need to get my butt out of this chair!

A little while back I posted a photo of this scrub on Instagram. Inquiries for the "recipe" came in, but I honestly just made it up, so I had no specific measurements. Well my scrub ran out and this time I measured so that I could share the love of the scrub with you guys. If you've never used a body scrub, you are missing out! They're great for getting that layer of dry skin off, while moisturizing at the same time. I started making this a few years ago, tweaking the ingredients as time went on. Recently I decided to add ground coffee because I read the caffeine in coffee can help with cellulite. I am not a doctor, but I do know that cellulite is caused by fat that is pushing up against connective tissue underneath the skin. Scrubs naturally break up the fat and decrease the appearance. I figured I might as well combine the scrub with coffee, worth a shot right? If you don't have cellulite (I am so jealous) you can just eliminate the coffee from this recipe.

You'll need:A jar (size and shape is up to you but speaking from experience, if you choose a deep jar, make sure the opening is big enough to fit your hand, unless you plan on using a scooper to scoop out the scrub)Brown sugarCoconut oilEssential oil ( I use "Now Essential Oils" from Fairway)Ground coffee

The amount of sugar and oil depends on how big your jar is, but the ratio of sugar to oil should be 2:1. It's helpful to pour water first into your jar to measure how much will fit. I will tell you the measurements I used for my jar, which held 2.5 cups of water. I mixed 2 cups of brown sugar with 1 cup of coconut oil (melted) into a big bowl using a whisk. The reason why I use brown sugar is because is finer than unbleached sugar, which can be painful rubbing on your skin. Then I mixed in 3 Tablespoons of ground coffee and 20 or so drops of lavender essential oil. Like I said earlier, you can eliminate the coffee and you can also choose a different essential oil, I just love the smell of lavender. Then scoop it into your jar and pat it down!

I typically use it once a week. To use just step away from the water in the shower, scrub all over (use more for rough spots, like elbows and feet) and rinse. You will have a layer of oil on your body, once you towel dry, it mostly goes away.

BTW the candle is from Candelles and is hand poured and smells amazing. The spoon was custom made by Jessica from Jessicandesigns.

Happy April Everyone! This is a big week for BizzyBCrafts! Come join me for Monday Morning Coffee and I'll tell you why.

This Friday, the 11th is the launch of my store on this site. I am slowly adding items to the store, which you can see in the store tab above. My hopes are that by Friday I can get some more photos and more items up there. It's going to be a big weekend for me and I'm very excited for where this will take my business. Etsy is great, but It'll be more professional to have my items on my own site (plus I won't have to pay fees to etsy anymore), If you want a reminder about the launch and about the deals and sales for the weekend, sign up for my newsletter (see contact tab above). Thank you all for coming with me on this adventure.

I am thinking of doing a couple more deals on Groopdealz next week. It seems crazy with the store launch but my boss is going away for two weeks so I'll have about 10 hours extra each week. I am open to suggestions on what you would like to see, but I do have two things in mind.

I have to give a little shoutout to Tanya, who despite living halfway across the country has been so helpful to my business. I don't know what I would do without her. Thank you Tanya (I know you're going to read this) for taking such amazing photos of Claire and being here for me when I bother you with a million questions. I appreciate you SO much!

I will leave you with this cool map I just discovered that shows where my accessories have been purchased from. I don't think its completely accurate because it doesn't show me any of the 12 sales I've gotten from Canada, but nevertheless its pretty stinkin' cool! I couldn't have done it without Etsy!

Things have been a bit crazy over here and I haven't been posting as often as I'd like (surprise surprise). So I decided (with a little inspiration from other blogs) to post "Monday Morning Coffee" every Monday. Here I'll be telling you pretty much whatever is on my mind for that Monday. Sometimes it'll be like word vomit, stuff you might not care about, but sometimes I might say something funny or pass along a cute (probably with cats) video to make you smile. Everyone needs a little pick me up on Mondays right? (thats not just me right?!) So come on and join me for Monday Morning Coffee!

I have been working on thinking of new items for the spring. It's exciting but also scary because I have to find the time to make the items. I also need to find the time to take photos of my products with a model. Its a little hard to do this though when the weather is so crappy.

I am making a dress! I am SO excited. I have never made any "real" item of clothing, other than the scarves in my shop. So this is a big deal. I am going to make a whole blog post about it.

My 25th birthday is in two months and a day (not counting) and I want to do a special blog post for it. I need help from people who are over 25 to give me one piece of advice they wish they knew when they were 25 that they know now. The problem is I don't know how to get people to give me this advice! I posted it to my business Facebook, but I feel like I don't get much traffic there (based on the amount of "likes" my posts get). If you're reading this and over 25, shoot me an email with your piece of advice and invite others to join. I'm going to combine all the advice into one big post! I got the idea from another blogger and it seems like fun.

I started counseling clients last week and it was insanely nerve wracking. I am happy the first sessions are over and hope to grow this semester. I am hoping that the crazy schedule won't take away from my shop and decrease my sanity.

I think that's enough for now. If you're not new to this blog you know I can go on and on, so I'll stop myself. I'll leave you with these adorable photos of puppies and kitties growing up.